Get your boots, a toothbrush and your cloak, we're going to Tudor England!  We're so excited to dive into the childhood of Queen Mary the First of England, a.k.a. "Bloody Mary".   But was she always so "bloody"?    From being an acomplished little princess, to childhood engagements, and then to finding out she isn't an only child anymore... being a princess was NOT all it's cracked up to be! 

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Welcome back, settle in, because we're continuing with Part 2 of Mata Hari! 

Last week, we ended on Mata Hari taking Paris by storm and the critics were raving about her.  This week, we learn what happened in world politics, how two nations vied for her intel, and how her hips weren't technically truthful and what the consequences were for that. 

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oh HELOOOOOOOOO! We're back and we are so so happy :) Even better, we're kicking back off on a hot hot HOT note, with a trip to our favorite location of late, FRANCE! 

Have you ever heard of Mata Hari? Well, if you were in Paris in the early 1900s, then you DEFINITELY have heard of this cunning performer and businesswoman.  She was a mysteriously attractive woman with dance moves that captured the city's hearts.  But her beginnings aren't what you think...

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Surprise! This is coming a week late so everyone has heard the news, but the US political world got a flippity doo dah last week. So Lauren and Hannah sit down for a few minutes and talk about an influential female figure in our present, Vice President and Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. 

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Let's take it back.  WAAAY back. Back to Ancient Alexandria (Egypt) where we meet Hypatia, only daughter and child of Theon. And they were the definition of a healthy Father-Daughter Philosophical Mathematics duo! 

 Why is she important?  Ohhhh, just by being a beauty!  A SMART beauty, who rose the ranks of Academia and began to lead lectures on her own.  Men (and some women, we imagine) would come from all over the Mediterrannean to learn from her.  She was BIG NEWS! But not everyone loved her like we do...

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Sooooooooo..... Don't buy Soap from Leonarda.  I don't care what she offers you..  It's not morally good soap, and honestly how much can human soap really clean? TRIGGER WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE EPISODE:  This episode contains themes of violence, cannibalism, and other horrifying acts.  IF this is not your thing, we totally understand, and we invite you to come back next week for another tale with less of these themes. 

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Sooo, you know how we LOVE a good feminine rage story - this isn't it.  This is more of the drug-less "Breaking Bad" vibes.  We're talking about Leonarda Cianciulli - The Soapmaker of Correggio (Italy).  She's not a simple DIY pro - we're dealing with a full blown serial killer!  This week we're dealing with crafts and kills, mother/son relationships, and the last soap store we'd ever shop at. 

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OOOOOOOOHHHHH! This is a good one!   All our revenge girlies, rise up! Jeanne de Clisson is leading the charge to avenge her husband, her lands, her monies, and traumatizing her sons in the process.  But it's fine, it's FIIIIINE.  Everything is FINE!   Hannah is just getting all excited by  the "Danaerys Targaryen"/Olga of Kiev vibes in this episode. 

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Hey, so do any of you remember the 100 Years War? The one in France? That occurred over 3 DISTINCT PERIODS? We do!  And we're back, except this time we meet up with a different Jeanne (familiar?)  who is at the beginning of the war this time!

Jeanne de Clisson (another Jeanne!) doesn't hear angels calling to her but she does wind up a wealthy widow! In Part 1 we chart Jeanne's rise to the rich widow status and how she got there. And we learn how she got caught up in the beginning of an epic-ly long death match between England and France! 

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We're back for Part 2 of Miriam Makeb's story!  Exiled from her country for ... literally just singing and being an icon/beacon for hope. Separated from her daughter, too.  Rude.  Let's learn how Miriam maintained hope and spread the word about it through song. 

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